Louise Portal


Louise Portal is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film The Decline of the American Empire, and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol .

Career

Her other film roles have included Full Blast, Séraphin: Heart of Stone , The Barbarian Invasions , The Five of Us , The Happiness of Others , Adrien , Paul à Québec, The Orphan Muses , Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin and Cordélia.

Personal life

Portal was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Her twin sister Pauline Lapointe was also an actress.